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>>> then the nsa is spying on america video gamers. what are they hoping to find in the worlds of war craft. and what happened to cause a plane to crash in san francisco? is the problem getting worse? >>> i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. just hours from now, the president and nearly 100 other world leaders will join thousands of mourners to pay respects to nelson mandela. the staid july is seat 94,000 people. and every seat is expected to be filled. it will rival the funeral for winston churchill. in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joy worked -- joe worked on sec for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab. monitoring these will not be easy. you have the
>>> then the nsa is spying on america video gamers. what are they hoping to find in the worlds of war craft. and what happened to cause a plane to crash in san francisco? is the problem getting worse? >>> i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. just hours from now, the president and nearly 100 other world leaders will join thousands of mourners to pay respects to nelson mandela. the staid july is seat 94,000 people. and every seat is expected to be filled. it will rival the...
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>>> then the nsa is spying on america video gamers. what are they hoping to find in the worlds of war craft. and what happened to cause a plane to crash in san francisco? is the problem getting worse? >>> i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. just hours from now, the president and nearly 100 other world leaders will join thousands of mourners to pay respects to nelson mandela. the staid july is seat 94,000 people. and every seat is expected to be filled. it will rival the funeral for winston churchill. in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joe worked on security for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab. monitoring these will not be easy. you have the problem
>>> then the nsa is spying on america video gamers. what are they hoping to find in the worlds of war craft. and what happened to cause a plane to crash in san francisco? is the problem getting worse? >>> i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. just hours from now, the president and nearly 100 other world leaders will join thousands of mourners to pay respects to nelson mandela. the staid july is seat 94,000 people. and every seat is expected to be filled. it will rival the...
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could they be the new faces of terror or nsa spies under cover? the new leak indicates they may be both. stay with me here. according to documents obtained by snowden and share would the "new york times" among others, nsa spies infiltrated this online fantasy game known as world of warcraft. roamed these virtual worlds looking for possible terrorist cells they believe were used, they believe were using the game for cover. and get this, the report says that so many government agencies were spying in these fictional worlds that an additional government group was needed to avoid the virtual spies from spying on each other. the documents do not site any plots being foiled or any elves ending up being in a terrorist cell. however, i know as perposturous as all of this sounds, today in "the situation room" brian todd talked to one of these online spies this former fbi agent and he says he actually found terrorists lurking in these games. >> at one point in time my name was ivan and i was a kid from chechnya and moved to the united states and i hated bei
could they be the new faces of terror or nsa spies under cover? the new leak indicates they may be both. stay with me here. according to documents obtained by snowden and share would the "new york times" among others, nsa spies infiltrated this online fantasy game known as world of warcraft. roamed these virtual worlds looking for possible terrorist cells they believe were used, they believe were using the game for cover. and get this, the report says that so many government agencies...
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the nsa says it is to prevent terrorism. but often that data is being collected on people who don't have any connection to terrorism. and that's the reason why you see these companies asking the government to change the law so the companies can in fact protect their customers' privacy. here's what they had to say in their letter they sent out today. the balance in many countries has tipped too far in faf of the state. and away from the rights of the individual. rights that are enshrined in our constitution. this undermines the freedoms we all cherish. it's time for change. >> and evan, talk specifically about klein because we know a lot of drops in sales have happened in china even though the economy there grew 8% in the third quarter. how does this impact the u.s. economy, as well? >> that's right. these are some of the most important companies to the u.s. economy. and already some are reporting their competitors in europe are stealing their business simply because these companies are able to say that they can offer better
the nsa says it is to prevent terrorism. but often that data is being collected on people who don't have any connection to terrorism. and that's the reason why you see these companies asking the government to change the law so the companies can in fact protect their customers' privacy. here's what they had to say in their letter they sent out today. the balance in many countries has tipped too far in faf of the state. and away from the rights of the individual. rights that are enshrined in our...
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there has been a great deal of effort not just by nsa, but by the u.s. central command, to try and put people pretending to be either gamers or people in chat rooms otherwise seemingly unaffiliated with these groups to try and penetrate these networks but we really haven't seen that either, a, these sorts of online environments led to actual terrorist plots or, b, much evidence of how much intelligence was really usefully collected out of them. >> after 9/11, intelligence agencies were faulted for a failure of the imagination. here we are watching them and they're trying to rectify that. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> when the very people responsible for this new culture of oversharing tell you you're being too nosey, maybe it's time to take a good hard look in the mirror. facebook, twitter, google, they are among several tech giants calling on the nsa to back off. eight companies signed an open letter to the obama administration and congress calling for new limits on government surveillance. they say while they understand the nee
there has been a great deal of effort not just by nsa, but by the u.s. central command, to try and put people pretending to be either gamers or people in chat rooms otherwise seemingly unaffiliated with these groups to try and penetrate these networks but we really haven't seen that either, a, these sorts of online environments led to actual terrorist plots or, b, much evidence of how much intelligence was really usefully collected out of them. >> after 9/11, intelligence agencies were...
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we contact account the nsa. they have no comment on these reports in the goddian and at "new york times." they september us a statement saying their mission is centered on valid foreign intelligence targets. it comes back to the arguments the nsa not supposed to spy on americans within the united states but they can conduct some of this surveillance on game plarsz now who may be overseas. we couldn't get comment yet. we're working on it, getting comment from the companies that make these games. >> is there any indication that a terrorist or terrorists or a tear error network has been stymied or stopped or apprehended as a result of these gamesers surveillance? >> no indication yet these programs have caught terrorists. they have discovered instances on the world of war craft games with are there are accounts that are related to militant groups playing the game, meaning some people belonging to groups may be playing the games but not necessarily for nefarious purposes. maybe for fun. this is a massive program rig
we contact account the nsa. they have no comment on these reports in the goddian and at "new york times." they september us a statement saying their mission is centered on valid foreign intelligence targets. it comes back to the arguments the nsa not supposed to spy on americans within the united states but they can conduct some of this surveillance on game plarsz now who may be overseas. we couldn't get comment yet. we're working on it, getting comment from the companies that make...
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it's the folks at the nsa. they are tracking locations of hundreds of millions of devices, in all an astounding 5 billion records a day, according to recent reports. brian todd reports on what they're doing. >> reporter: we've seen cell phones tracked on criminal dr a dramas liked "criminal minds." you can even track your friends on their own cell phone with their permission on a special app. new reports say the national security agency is running a massive program to track the location of hundreds of millions of cell phones around the world. the nsa collects nearly 5 billion location records a day, almost 58,000 records of call information and other data per expect second. the nsa does it, the post reports, to find unknown associates of people it's targeting for surveillance. >> let's say they're interested in tracking somebody here by the red dot. as that person moves around a path, a certain number of people are going to be following the same general direction. as they move, fewer and fewer people are going
it's the folks at the nsa. they are tracking locations of hundreds of millions of devices, in all an astounding 5 billion records a day, according to recent reports. brian todd reports on what they're doing. >> reporter: we've seen cell phones tracked on criminal dr a dramas liked "criminal minds." you can even track your friends on their own cell phone with their permission on a special app. new reports say the national security agency is running a massive program to track the...
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contacted by cnn, the nsa would not comment. it did say that its foreign intelligence mission is centered on, quote, valid foreign intelligence targets. a spokesman for the nsa's british counterpart would not confirm or deny the report, but says that agency's activities are necessary and legal. the makers of exwok and world every warcramant are not aware of any surveillance and would not have given permission. second life's maker has not commented. you may not know it, but ron and i are very longtime rivals. not keeping or simmering feud a secret anymore. watch this. >> when we were coming up in the late '70s, ron burgen did i gotted lead anchor position, because his moustache was slightly bigger than mine. you have to understand, this was the '70s. people found comfort in a moustache i don'ted man. that's why i loved my beard. but i would trade it for burgen did i's moustache in, today he has the most award of any anchor, some honestly i think belong to mer, because they're literally mine, took them off my shelf, right in front
contacted by cnn, the nsa would not comment. it did say that its foreign intelligence mission is centered on, quote, valid foreign intelligence targets. a spokesman for the nsa's british counterpart would not confirm or deny the report, but says that agency's activities are necessary and legal. the makers of exwok and world every warcramant are not aware of any surveillance and would not have given permission. second life's maker has not commented. you may not know it, but ron and i are very...
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. >>> is the nsa going undercover in the video gaming world? new information that everyone needs to know. >>> we are going to take you back live to south africa for continue i continuing coverage of the nelson mandela memorial. awarded j.d. power's most appealing midsize car, two years in a row. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. for details, visit vwdealer.com today no, i'm good. ♪ [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win. nicorette mini delivers fast craving relief in just 3 minutes. double your chances of quitting with nicorette mini. >>> nelson mandela reminds us it always seems impossible until it is done. >> one of the largest gathering s of world leaders ever over shadowed by the joy and sadnessative nation. president obama paying tribute. we're covering it all. >> closed for business. the federal government shut
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says the nsa is more aggressive. the idea of big brother keeping track of our activity online just not sitting well with these companies. john? >> so alison, here is the thing. i feel like facebook and google know more about me than my wife does. isn't it a little bit hypocritical for some of the companies to talk about privacy issues? >> i think it is a little bit of hypocrisy going on. google and yahoo! collect information. it's the bread and butter of their revenue is to collect our information, so they can put those ads strategically where they want them and here is more proof as to why this speaks of hypocri hypocrisy. last month goingal greed to pay $17 million to settle a lawsuit that it place cookies on computers using apple's safari web browser for a two-year period without getting authorization. google was able to circumvent safari's privacy settings without users knowing or consenting to it. another offender, facebook, facebook collects more data than you can imagine. "consumer reports" said last year face
says the nsa is more aggressive. the idea of big brother keeping track of our activity online just not sitting well with these companies. john? >> so alison, here is the thing. i feel like facebook and google know more about me than my wife does. isn't it a little bit hypocritical for some of the companies to talk about privacy issues? >> i think it is a little bit of hypocrisy going on. google and yahoo! collect information. it's the bread and butter of their revenue is to collect...
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they made a suggestion, stop the nsa from collecting information. they also want the government to publicly disclose when it wants that information and make the case before an independent court. >>> his amazing story of survival inspired a hollywood hit. but ar ron roll ton, the hiker who amp pated his own arm to stay alive, today is behind bars. we'll tell you why and how it happened. >>> and could you land behind bars for allowing a friend to drive drunk. it's happening possibly to two teens in connecticut. but should they be to blame for perhaps what this young girl maybe should shoulder herself. that's next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> the hiker whos story was captured in the movie "127 hours" has ban arrested over allegations of domestic violence. in 2003, aron roll stan raz trapped by a boulder and amputated his own arm in order to free himself. sunday he was arrested on assault to minors and scheduled to appear in co
they made a suggestion, stop the nsa from collecting information. they also want the government to publicly disclose when it wants that information and make the case before an independent court. >>> his amazing story of survival inspired a hollywood hit. but ar ron roll ton, the hiker who amp pated his own arm to stay alive, today is behind bars. we'll tell you why and how it happened. >>> and could you land behind bars for allowing a friend to drive drunk. it's happening...
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snubbed the united states a few weeks ago, canceling a state visit to the united states because of nsa surveillance supposedly going on in brazil. there's the kiss once again. but if, in fact, cuban president raul castro were to do something right now, make that gesture, release alan gross, i think there could be an improvement in u.s./cuban relations. i have no doubt president obama would like to see an improvement. had he's been working for that, but there's not going to be any improvement as long as alan gross is held. >> wolf blitzer, thanks for your insight this morning, we appreciate it. much more to come in "the situation room" i'm sure. >>> the debate over hiking the minimum wage is causing a split among democrats on capitol hill. house minority leader nancy pelosi is among those calling for an increase to $10.10 an hour, but there are other democrats, centrist democrats, who oppose the increase. those democrats are tighter with wall street and business interests. beyond the political divide, there are americans fighting to support their families on low wages and there are many
snubbed the united states a few weeks ago, canceling a state visit to the united states because of nsa surveillance supposedly going on in brazil. there's the kiss once again. but if, in fact, cuban president raul castro were to do something right now, make that gesture, release alan gross, i think there could be an improvement in u.s./cuban relations. i have no doubt president obama would like to see an improvement. had he's been working for that, but there's not going to be any improvement as...
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coming up on "new day," the nsa may know where you are just about everyone else as well. the latest leak suggests billions of you are tracked through your cell phones. we'll tell you why and president obama begins to take on his next big initiative. what he says is the defining challenge of our time. we'll tell you what it is. ♪ as your life and career change, fidelity is there for your personal economy, helping you readjust your retirement plan along the way, rethink how you're invested, and refocus as your career moves forward. wherever you are today, a fidelity i.r.a. has a wide range of investment choices to help you fine-tune your personal economy. call today, and we'll make it easy to move that old 401(k) to a fidelity i.r.a. where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ >>> welcome back to "new day" on this thursd
coming up on "new day," the nsa may know where you are just about everyone else as well. the latest leak suggests billions of you are tracked through your cell phones. we'll tell you why and president obama begins to take on his next big initiative. what he says is the defining challenge of our time. we'll tell you what it is. ♪ as your life and career change, fidelity is there for your personal economy, helping you readjust your retirement plan along the way, rethink how you're...
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. >>> the nsa says of course it's not spying on the cell phones of american citizens, but if it happens to be one of the five billion tracked every day, that pledge doesn't apply to you. top secret documents provided by edward snowden says they gather those billions of records from across the road and help them track the movements of certain people and uncover what may be dama dangerous. they say they do, incidently, obtain location information on certain phones. one manager told the post they gather information from tens of millions of americans that travel abroad with their phones every year. >> vice president joe biden continues his excellent adventure arriving in china overnight. biden told the chinese later that the u.s. does not recognize their air defense zone over the east china sea. they also talked about the nuclear issue. no word if he was able to confirm if he sacked his uncle. i spoke with jon huntsman who left that post to seek the republican nomination in 2012. i asked him what he made of biden's diplomatic efforts. >> so his language chosen is deeply concerning. >> yeah,
. >>> the nsa says of course it's not spying on the cell phones of american citizens, but if it happens to be one of the five billion tracked every day, that pledge doesn't apply to you. top secret documents provided by edward snowden says they gather those billions of records from across the road and help them track the movements of certain people and uncover what may be dama dangerous. they say they do, incidently, obtain location information on certain phones. one manager told the...
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. >> he says public scrutiny over american intelligence work including the nsa is hurting anti-terrorists already they are back. >> i thought you were talking about a horror movie but perhaps you are. >> perhaps i am. no matter what happens between now and the end of the year, the first session of the 113th congress will be remembered for historic gridlock. congressional records show they have enacted fewer than 60 laws in the first 11 months of this year. that is the lowest legislative output ever! the senate, by the way, won't return from its holiday break until december 9th. >> way to go, guys. >>> freezing rain blamed for being crashes in massachusetts including a 65-pile pileup in worcester and it sent more than 40 people to area hospitals and two seriously injured. one family said their dog was killed after their vehicle was rear ended several times. >> indra petersons is here with the weather and all of the answers. >> i can only do it when it's good weather and mild and yelling at me. a day or two, mild conditions into the northeast. you can see where the action is as you look at
. >> he says public scrutiny over american intelligence work including the nsa is hurting anti-terrorists already they are back. >> i thought you were talking about a horror movie but perhaps you are. >> perhaps i am. no matter what happens between now and the end of the year, the first session of the 113th congress will be remembered for historic gridlock. congressional records show they have enacted fewer than 60 laws in the first 11 months of this year. that is the lowest...
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the nsa is going after their servers, going after their networks, so they're all rushing to encrypt the user data. they could have done that a long time ago. >> there is legislation that is pending right now that essentially is echoing what these eight tech giants now say they're pushing. do you see the tim cooks and mark zuckerbergs of the world, do you see them climbing the steps of congress to lobby for this? >> i haven't bumped into them in washington, at least not recently. >> not yet. >> i would like to see that happen, certainly, and we could use their support on some of the privacy bills, but again, i think we need to talk more about the amount of personal information that the companies themselves are collecting. that's the reason that the law enforcement agencies and the intelligence agencies go to them. they have the data. if they didn't collect so much data, they would be a less attractive target for the government agencies. >> mark, thank you. >>> the world of weather. it is messy out there for so many of you. air passengers on the east coast being told to be patient today.
the nsa is going after their servers, going after their networks, so they're all rushing to encrypt the user data. they could have done that a long time ago. >> there is legislation that is pending right now that essentially is echoing what these eight tech giants now say they're pushing. do you see the tim cooks and mark zuckerbergs of the world, do you see them climbing the steps of congress to lobby for this? >> i haven't bumped into them in washington, at least not recently....
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the nsa has been rocked by multiple leaks, revealing many surveillance programs. the president did not specify what those reforms could be. >>> a drive-by shooting has killed an american teacher in benghazi. ronald thomas smith was in libya teaching chemistry. his shooting cams days after al qaeda called for libyans to attack u.s. interests. as revenge for october's capture for a terror suspect in tripoli. american authorities are pushing for a vigorous investigation. >>> they are trying to beat a december 13th deadline to hammer out a spending plan and head off yet another government shutdown. congressman paul ryan and senator patty murray are putting together a trillion dollar package for next year and are said to be only a few billion dollars away in savings. >>> a cracked windshield forced a new orleans bound flight to return to orlando. a local tv station says southwest pilots noticed the crack on the outer part of the windshield thursday and turned back. the plane landed safely. the passengers were placed on another airplane. >>> in just about an hour, the g
the nsa has been rocked by multiple leaks, revealing many surveillance programs. the president did not specify what those reforms could be. >>> a drive-by shooting has killed an american teacher in benghazi. ronald thomas smith was in libya teaching chemistry. his shooting cams days after al qaeda called for libyans to attack u.s. interests. as revenge for october's capture for a terror suspect in tripoli. american authorities are pushing for a vigorous investigation. >>> they...